Líkna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - líkna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "líkna" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

líkna Old Icelandic word can mean:

líkna
(að), v. to show mercy to, with dat. (hann ~r hvers manns máli);
líkna
refl., ~st við e-n, to sue one for mercy (ef ek skal til blóta hverfa ok l. við goðin).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚴᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.

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